Auckland long weekend

[Banditbandit]

Yahoo. It's Auckland Anniversary weekend and the weather forecast is great. We're heading out for three days on the road ...

(Don't bother to reply. I'm already gone as soon as I click Submit and then shut down this electric beast ...)

I hope some of you in the Auckland Province are getting put on the road too ...

Have a good one people and I do plan to be back next week (but with idiots on the road who the fuck knows ...)

[Gremlin]

You celebrate Auckland Anniversary in BOP?

Motorways are madness already. Under Market Rd, northbound seemed like half a dozen vehicles or more, no idea how many were involved in a get together... haha to those in cars in the countries biggest car park

[haydes55]

Heading back to work this arvo and the traffic was a constant stream from Hamilton to about 5km south for Cambridge..... Crazy busy.

[Oakie]

I've got a long weak end ... but the pills help.

[swbarnett]

Motorways are madness already. Under Market Rd, northbound seemed like half a dozen vehicles or more, no idea how many were involved in a get together... haha to those in cars in the countries biggest car park

I went Through NewMarket shortly after 6pm and the traffic was at a complete standstill (not even a bike could get through). Mind you, the two fire engines completely blocking Broadway in both directions didn't help.

[insomnia01]

Yep!!! my long weekend starts at 11:01am today taking the new steed on its maiden tour ride south to Wellywood it will also be the pillions maiden tour on a bike she has done a few local 200 - 270km rides on the Blackbird but this will be the first out of town ride then in 3 weeks time we take our leave & head down & around the South Island Have a Great weekend all the weather looks AWESOME wherever you are........

[Mike.Gayner]

I have to go to gay Auckland today. At least I'm taking the bike....on the world's most boring road.

[PrincessBandit]

Not heading out on the bike at all this weekend - too many idjits out and about for my liking (except you, banditbandit...)
Was thinking of blatting down to Taupo but might wait for the comparatively sane weekend in between Auck anniversary and Waitangi

[Bikemad]

Yep!!! my long weekend starts at 11:01am today taking the new steed on its maiden tour ride south to Wellywood it will also be the pillions maiden tour on a bike she has done a few local 200 - 270km rides on the Blackbird but this will be the first out of town ride then in 3 weeks time we take our leave & head down & around the South Island Have a Great weekend all the weather looks AWESOME wherever you are........

sound of thunder on about then.........21/22 feb

[insomnia01]

sound of thunder on about then.........21/22 feb

Nah, TT2000 starting on the Friday till the Sunday 20th - 22nd Feb Nth Isld start then touring the Sth Isld for a few days first time for pillion down there

[Banditbandit]

T'was a great weekend ... Went to Fielding on Saturday (traffic in Taupo was madness ...) 10 bikes in the group ..

To Thompson's Motorcycle Musuem Sunday morning (well worth a trip) then to Whanganui and up the River Road to Pipiriki, then on to Ohakune ...

Home Monday via National Park, Turangi, Taupo on Sunday (traffic round the lake on SH1 was crazy - I wanted to go up the western access road, but me mates thought it was the longer way home .. would have been quicker after all ..)

The only issue was that t'was BLOODY HOT in black leathers whenever we stopped !!!

[Banditbandit]

You celebrate Auckland Anniversary in BOP?

BoP used to be part of the old Auckland province .. which is what the anniversay days are based on ..

"The regions covered are set by provincial district (as they stood when abolished in 1876)"

Go here for the old provinces and what that area now covers ..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_...niversary_days scroll down a bit to see the provincial holidays ..